[DICKENS, CHARLES]. Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz." London: Richard Bentley 1838. 3 vols., 8vo, original plum horizontally-ribbed cloth, the variant blindstamped with less intricate arabesque design on sides, spines gilt-lettered, possibly recased wuth endpapers renewed, spines slightly faded, sides a bit soiled, extremities lightly rubbed, front inner hinge of vol. 1 cracked and stained; half morocco cases. FIRST EDITION, Eckel's First Issue with the "Boz" title-pages and the "Fireside" plate facing p. 313 in vol. 3, with the list of plates at the beginning of vol. 1, 2 leaves of advertisements at end of vol. 1, and the leaf of advertisements at the beginning of vol. 3, frontispiece to each volume and 21 etchings by George Cruikshank (the plates foxed or spotted). Eckel, pp. 59-63; Smith 4; Sadleir 696.